Overview
- The EU General Court in Luxembourg confirmed that Meta’s Messenger is listed as a DMA gatekeeper and must comply with the Act’s obligations for large platforms.
- The court also ruled in Meta’s favor over Marketplace, declaring that inclusion invalid, though Marketplace had already been removed from the gatekeeper list by the Commission about a year earlier.
- The Digital Markets Act targets services that give business customers a key route to reach end users and imposes duties such as interoperability and fair access to prevent platform leverage.
- Meta still contests other actions by EU regulators, including its appeal of a €200 million DMA fine from April 2025, so further legal and enforcement steps are likely.
- The ruling may change how Meta configures Messenger in Europe, affect how businesses reach consumers, and could be appealed to the European Court of Justice, so operational and market effects may follow.